Rotary fluid motor and valve means for controlling the same



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ROTARY FLUID MOTOR ANO vALvF MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Filed Feb. 25, 194e l1 Sheets-Sheet 9 March 20, 1951 D. G. GRlswoLD ROTARY FLUID MOTOR AND VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME 11 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed Feb. 25, 1946 gwvwvbo/o ozuzld 6'. 'rs'wold az, M f- ZMW @www D. G. GRISWOLD ROTARY FLUID MOTOR AND VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME March 20, 1951 11 Sheets-Shet ll Filed Feb. 25, 1946 Patented Mar. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-lcs ItorAitYFLUilDM-OTOR AND VAEVEMEANS, nonL ooNrrRoLLING THE SAME 'Donna G1. Griswold, saliiiafnm, Calin Auplieatimi'lrbruary 25, 1946, Serin No. 649,854 4x5-claims. (o1. iti- 121i which is operable byeither gasforv liquid' and.A

which will.` produce a relatively high torque.

There are many` instances Where itis desirableY to have .a prime rnoverl capable of delivering a given torque in one direction which can be used toei'ectively' resist -force producing torque in an used and is capable offre'sisting a-dgree of torque' tending vtov reverse it'A far in eircessof the degree of positive torque produceable by the inoton In other Words, it ils anV object to lprovide afluid rnc-"- tor which can be used topositively holdlan` elee nient actuated thereby in a 'given position; or used as a Variablelbrakeo'rasa positive' non# reversible brake.

-It is alsdan object tdpr'o'vide a-` positiv/'e7dis placementmotorwhich will give a denite numb'er of-` revolutions per unit-of liquidsuppliedto it andm-ay therefore beiused as a fluid motor; this connection it is an object to provide a ino#` tor having no fluidi slippage at any speed and` one which caribe extremely eciently operated at' greatly variable speeds;

It is a further object oftheinvention to pro: vide a motor Whiclr can be readily reversedbyY an easily operablemechanicaladjustment means', or by reversal;ofj'th'el direction of fluid" HOW through' the normal fluid inletand' outlet passages. In'

relation with this itis an object to provide a I'o-e 2. y It YAis a., further object of invention to vid a fluid motor invvhich one or niore povver impulses are delivered to the shaftrduringall, de-

grees of rotation thereof. and consequently a-fiov torhavngmfderd @niet Another object of the invention,isltolprovidea fluidy motor especially useful for effective positive opening, andere@ are rares; are which motor can be controlled from a remote:

point by apilotvalve actuated4 pneuniatically by airr or any gas under pressure, orhydraulicallvv -by fresh Water, salt Water, oilor any.l other liquid to positively hold the valve eitherf fullyy openedor fully closed, orvinfanydesired intermediatev position vvitlfloutl c'reeping of the flow controlmember of the valve. v A

A1 further object o the inventionis tQfPrvide a fluid motor which will stop instantly upon shutting oi'of thesupply of operatingluid v vit-hout any coasting due to inertia or the movingpartsrof themotor, and which Willnot creep after it hask been stopped. l

Another object of the invention is to provide-a iiuidmotor which Willdevelop full torque under stallloadsf and extremelyhig-h' torquefat low speeds, the latter feature eliminating th'e neces.-Y sity for h-ighgear. ratio reductionnnitsbetWeen the. motor and any. devicexor mechanismoper; ated thereby.

A further object of the invention istopfovide a uid-motor'capab'le of exertingv axgreater. driving torque iii-*one :direction than in I the'. opposite direction;y

A still further object of the invention is-'to"=p'"o`-r` vide a-rotary `plate ordisk type valve adaptedfor variousv and general uses; and particularly adapted for use with a'fiui-'drntor and valvevvill; ,Y

(1) Always b'emaintained seated By iluid pressure irrespective of the' diretii of @prima therethrough;

(2)' Automatically compensate forjainf 'viar that may occur between the rotaryrl'iskr and'its seat; 'and p y r (3)` Always be' so"Y balanced that very little force isrequired' to rotate the'saiiie vn under operating pressures in' eicess ofso pounds per square inch. y y y "'I'hese, and other,objectsl of the inventioi vvill be apparent fromithe vclr'avvflgsiandi the follow"- ijflg" description thef. Referring to 'the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only: K Eig. l isa central section through af' simple forni of motor embodying the invention;-

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view in the same plane as Fig. 2 of the valve mechanism and fluid passages at the valve end of the motor;

Fig. 4 is a plan View taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 showing certain of the iluid passages in broken lines;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the valve base plate taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view on line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional plan view on line 'I-- of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view through a cylinder showing a modied form of the invention; s

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view broken away to show parts in section of a motor embodying another form of the invention;

` Fig. 10 is a cross section of the motor of Fig. 9 taken on line Ill-Ill of that figure;

Fig. 11'is a cross section through the distributor plate on line II-II of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an end view'of the valve on line I2-I2 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 illustrates a third form of fluid motor shown in operative relation with respect to a large gate valve actuatedY thereby, together with a pilot valve for controlling the fluid motor;

"-Fig. 14 is an enlarged sectional view through the body of the valve o the motor taken on the line III-I4 of Fig. 13; g

Fig. 15 is an enlarged plan View of the fluid motor as viewed on the line I5-I5 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a detail sectional view taken through the upper end of the motor shaft on the line Iii-I6 of Fig. 15;

Fig. 1'? is an enlarged inverted plan view of the motor shown in Fig. 13;

Fig. 18 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view through the motor takenon the line I 8-I8 of Fig. 13;

Fig. 19 is a detail sectional View through one of the motor cylinders taken on the line I3-I9 of Fig. 18;

Fig. 20 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the motor taken on the line 2li-25 of Fig; 13;

Fig.-` 21 is a sectional view of the motor valve shown in Fig. 20, but illustrating the effect of a reversal of the direction of ow of operating fluid on the position of the diaphragm and disks shown in Fig. 20;

I Fig. '22 is a 'sectional view taken on the line 22-22 of` Fig. 2l and particularly illustrating the porting of the base member of the motor valve;

Fig. 23 is a sectional view taken on the line 23-23 of Fig. 2l showing certain details of the cover of the motor valve disk;

Fig. 24 is a plan view of one of the disks disposed on either side of the motor valve diaphragm shown in Fig. 21;

Fig. 25 is a plan view of the body of the motor valve disk taken on the line 25-25 of Fig. 21;

Fig. 26 is a horizontal sectional view through the motor valve disk taken on the line 26-26 of Fig. 21;

Fig. 27 is an inverted View of the motor valve disk as viewed on the line 21-21 of Fig. 21;

' Fig. 28 is a vertical sectional view through the motor valve disk taken on the line 28-28 of Fig.l 25;

Fig. 29 is an enlarged plan view of the pilot valve shown in Fig. 13;

Fig. 30 is a sectional view through the pilot valve taken on the line 30--30 of Fig. 29;

Fig. 31 is a view of the cover of the pilot disk as seen on the line 3I--3Il of Fig. 30;

Fig. 32 is a sectional view through the body of the pilot valve taken on the line 32-32 of Fig. 30;

Fig. 33 is a sectional view taken on the line 33-33 of Fig. 30 and particularly illustrating the porting of the fluid distributing base of the pilot valve;

Fig. 34 is a plan view of one of the disks associated with the diaphragm in Fig. 30;

Fig. 35 is a plan view of the ported pilot disk as viewed on the line 375-35 of Fig. 30;

Fig. 36 is a horizontal sectional view through the pilot disk taken on the line 36-36 of Fig. 30;

Fig. 37 is an inverted view of the pilot disk as viewed on the line 3'I-3'I of Fig. 30; and

Fig. 38 is a vertical sectional View through the pilot disk taken on the line 38-38 of Fig. 35.

More particularly describing the invention, referring to Figs. 1-7, reference numeral II generally indicates a housing which in the form shown is provided with four radially extending bores or cylinders I2. It is contemplated that any practical number of such cylinders or bores may be provided and the provision of four in the drawing is merely illustrative of a simple form of the invention. In each of the cylinders is a piston or plunger member I4 which is slidable axially therein. Rotatably mounted centrally of the housing II in suitable end members I5 and I6- is a shaft I8. In this form of the invention the parts I-IE act as bearings for the shaft I8, however, various types of bearings might be utilized for supporting said shaft. The shaft I8 comprises a main shaft section I9 having a central longitudinal bore to accommodate a valve rod 20, the purpose of which will subsequently be described. The main shaft section I9 has an eccentric 2'I` located in the plane of the cylinders I2. The eccentric 2i is preferably provided with an anti-friction bearing 22 and a thrust ring 23. An annular retainer` plate 2G is located at one side of the bearing 22 and ring 23. The pistons or plunger members I4 are adapted to bear' directly against the ring 23 and through the medium of the eccentric 2I transfer force impulses to the shaft I8 for rotating the same.

Each of the cylinder I2 is provided with a cap or head closure member 21 removably secured to the housing I I in any suitable manner as for instance by means of bolts, not shown. A flexible diaphragm 28 is mounted across the end of each cylinder i2 between the cap 2l and the housing II. 'Ihe diaphragms 28 are adapted to respectively engage the outer ends of the pistons I4 as shown in the drawing. These diaphragms cooperate with the cap members 2l to provide pressure chambers 30 at the outer ends of the cylinders I2 which are isolated from communication with the bore of said cylinders.

In order to operate the pistons or members I4, pressure fluid is successively admitted to and exhausted from the respective pressure chambers 30 in timed relation. To accomplish this, the housing II is provided with the fluid passages 3i (see Figs. 2 and 4) which extend from the respective pressure chambers 3U through a portion of the caps 2l and radially inward to the central Yportion of the housing I'I at one end thereof. At

the inner ends of the passages 3I is a valve base plate or distributor plate 32 (see Figs. 3 and 5) which is provided with fluid passages 33 adapted to register with the aforementioned passages 3|.

Mounted on the plate :321 in: any; suitable manner is a valve body or housing member having a -valve chamber 36. Communicating with the valve chamber 36 isathreaded port'l adapted to receive a fluid inlet `pipe 38V which may be connected to a source ofliquidor gas underpressure.

rIlhe valve plate 32 is providedA with a central opening 3am/direct communication with anexhaust chamber du in the housing H. An exhaust passageway lli leads from thev chamber-49 to the exterior of themotor terminating in an exhaust pipe lil', shown in Eig. 3. A packing gland is provided for sealing the valve rod 20 in the region of the exhaust chamberdli.

`Inorder to control the flow of fluidvto .and from the pressure chamber-S30, a rotary disk valve 42 is provided in the valve chamber 3S. This valve rotates with the valve rod 20, being mounted thereon by means of a pin :i4 extending trans-v versely ofthe valve rodv 29 in a slot l5-in the end thereof. The valve rod 2u itself is turnedby the shaft i3 through the cooperation of the interengaging screw 2u on the rod 2li and recess i9 of the shaft. The valvellZ seats on the valve base plate 332 and lis yieldably'pressed thereagainst by means of the spring llt-'and the pressure differential of the huid on the inlet and exhaust sides of the valve. An adjustment screw 4'! limits 'movement of the'valveaway from its seat, being positioned to be engaged by a stud i8 on the valve. Acap 4a closes the valve housing 35.

The valve421is provided with an inlet passage 5i) extending throughthe valve and vadapted to establish communication between the valve chamber 36 andthe respective passages 3l leading to the pressure chambers 30 dependent upon the relative position of the `valve to the respective passages 33 in the base platey 32. The valve 42 also has an exhaust port 5l adapted to establish communication between the respective passages Si' and 33 and the exhaust chamber 4@ with its outlet or exhaust passage lil dependent upon the position of the valve 42. v

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the ports 5U and 5l of the valve t2 and the passages 33 in the base plate 32 are arcuate in shape in the region where `they are adapted to register.v Preferably, the relation of these ports is such that pressure fluid will be supplied to each of the pressure chambers Si? successively during substantially, butv not quite, 130 of rotation of the shaft.

In the operation of the motor, any desirable fluid under pressure is introduced to the valve housing chamber 36. the inlet port Sii! in the disk valve 42 to whichever ofthe passages 33' in the valve plate 32 are at the moment in communication with the port. In this connection it should be pointed out that since the port 5U and the ends of passages 33 are arcuate in shape the port 5'0 covers more than one of the passages 33' at atime during certain portions of its rotation. As hereinbefore pointed out, the passages 33- directly communicate with the passages 3l leading to the pressure chambers Inthe position in which the parts are shown in the drawing, pressure fluid is being supplied to the pressure chamber 3e at the left hand side -of Figs. l and 2. Thispressure fluidmoves the diaphragm 28 and the piston or plunger i12 associated with said chamber inwardlyv against the eccentric mechanism 23', etc., to rotate the shaft i8. At these-me time,- the exhaust port 5l establishes communicationbetween the passage A39 and passagest and 3l communicating with the pressure-chamber 3l) atv the right hand side ofthe The fluid passes through drawing inLFigs. 1 and 2 thereby permitting.' the fluid in that chamber to escape through the ex-V haust chamber 4u and exhaust passage 4l. and pipe 4 l It will vbe` obvious that upon further inward movement oflthe piston ieat the left of the draw,- ing, the rotation of the shaft |81will turn the valve e2 suihciently to cause the inlet port 50 to come into communication with the port 33- leadingto the pressurechamber 3s at thetop of the drawe ing in Fig. land cause' the outlet port 5I to come intoieommunication with the passage 33 leading to the chamber 3U at the bottom of Fig. 1. In the position in which the parts are shown in Fig. 1,- theupper piston l'dhas just completed or reached thel end ofits" exhaust strolie While the lower piston ld has just completed the end of its pressure stroke. Further rotation of the shaft le through the action of the pressure iluid against the=diaphragms A2li and their associated pistons lli will serve tol rotate the valve l2 to success'ively communicate each of the pressure chambers 3e with the pressure port 50 and with the exhaust passage 5I 'to operate the motor. lt is desirable to have pressure fluid supplied to the individual chambers 39 during approximately,

but not quite, ofV rotation of the shaft taai-1d the ports VIEil-and 5l ofthe valve 42 andthe outlet ends of the passages-33 are accordinglyV made arcuate and of sufhc'ient'length to cooperatively accomplish this.

In the operation of the motor as Ydescribed above, the valve rod2lrotates with the-shaft I3 of the motor by reason of the pinor screw 2l!" on the shaft it engagingthe wallof the recess iii in the shaftl'. |The motor' may be reversed by `turning the valve ro'd- 2G 180 bringing-the screw '2u' to the opposite sideof the recessY I9 in the shaft-i8. The 180 turn of the rod 20 brings the ports Eil and 5i of the disk valve i2 in a posi'- tion to connect the pressurel chambers 30 which have been connected to'r pressure fluid with the exhaust and torconnect theichambers 3l]A which have been op'entoexhaustlto the pressure fluid, thereby effectively reversing` the motor. n

It iscontemplated thatthe diaphragme 28Y may be made of material suited to the `particular type of fluid used for'operating Vthe motor so they-will not be" attacked and injured by it. In some' instances it may' be desirable to operate thermotor with a` uid'such Vasv steam which is` particularly 4destructive of variouscom-monly used diaphragm materials. To vprovide for this'c'ontingency, in Fig'. 8 there is shown a fragmentary view of one enolof a cylinder [2in-which' the diaphragmhas been omitted and the piston, indicated by Ma', is provided with a sealing means such as the piston rings 54. A motor embodying this construction will have some disadvantage over the previously described form ofthe invention in that there' may be some fluid slippage or escape' past the Vpiston l'a and that the friction of the' seal means 5'4 interposed between cylinder i2 and piston Ida' will have to be' overcome by the pressure uid;

Referring tov- Figs. 9" to l2, inclusive, there is shown a more advanced design of'm'otor embodying the invention. In these figures, reference numeral ii `generally indicates the housing which isprovide'd with the parts' 6|l and 62 secured to'- gether by means of boltsv 63. This housing pro-- videsl a central chamber 6d from which extend radially disposed openings B5. These openings are screw threaded and adapted to accommodate housingextens'ion members S62 The members 65 have bores to slidablyreceive plunger members 68, which will be more fully described hereinafter.

A shaft is rotatably mounted in the housing 60 by means of roller bearings 1| and 12, fluid seals 13 and 14 being provided at the outer ends of these bearings. The shaft 1B has an eccentric portion 'i5 which supports an anti-friction bearing 16. A thrust ring 11 is mounted around the bearing and is associated with an annular end plate 18. The interior of the housing 69 is so shaped that it provides bearing or guide faces 19 and 80 for the ring 11 and plate 18. A plate 8| is provided at each side of the eccentric portion of the shaft 10.

The plunger members 68 bear directly against the thrust ring 11 and consist of the shanks 83 and the heads 84. The head 84 of each plunger member B8 is received in a recess 85 formed within an enlarged portion 86 of the individual extension members 66. A cap 81 is provided at the end of each of the members 66 and may be detachably mounted thereon in any suitable manner. Interposed between the caps 81 and the extension members 66 are flexible diaphragms 88 which cooperate with the cap members 81 to form pressure chambers 9i). The diaphragms 88 are adapted to engage the head members 84 on the plungers 68 in the same manner that the diaphragms engage the pistons in the form of the invention previously described.

In this second form of the invention, means are provided for successively admitting pressure fluid to the pressure chambers 9U and for exhausting it therefrom in timed relation to the rotation of the shaft 10. Generally, this means comprises a fluid distributing system including a rotary disk valve operable by the shaft 10. Thus, a valve housing member 92 is provided which has a hollow, internally threaded portion 93 adapted for mounting on the housing part 62, as shown in Fig. 10. This valve housing member 92 has a fluid inlet 915| which is shown as screw threaded for the accommodation of a supply conduit (not shown) for supplying pressure uid. The inlet 94 communicates with a valve chamber 95 housing a rotary disk valve 36 of the same general type heretofore described. This valve is driven by a valve shaft 91 through the pins SS extending from a drive disk 98. The shaft 91 is connected to and driven by the main shaft 16 of the motor through the coupling 99. A stufng box |63 is included intermediate the ends of the valve housing 92 to seal the shaft 91 at that point.

A valve base plate or distributor plate |i2 is mounted on the valve housing 92 by any suitable means. This plate |02 contains a central exhaust passage |3 which terminates in a screw threaded outlet |04 adapted to accommodate exhaust pipe |65. The plate |62 is provided with a plurality of fluid distribution passages |35 equalling in number the pressure chambers 9D. Suitable conduits |31 are provided to connect each of these passages |06 with the pressure chambers SG, the ends of the conduits |511 being respectively connected with the plate |02 and a cap member 81.

The valve 96 is provided with an inlet port HG and an exhaust port i These ports are arcuate in shape in the region where they overlie the inner ends of the fluid distribution passages |06 (see Figs. 11 and 12) in the distributor plate |62 thereby enabling the ports to cover more than one of the fluid passages |06 at a time. The exhaust port extends radially inward to establish communication with the exhaust passage |03 in the fluid distributor plate |02. With this con struction, the valve disk 96 when rotated by the shaft 10 is effective to establish communication between the pressure iiuid and each of the pressure chambers successively so that each chamber is subjected to pressure fluid during a few degrees less than of rotation of the shaft. Likewise, the exhaust port is effective for establishing communication between the pressure chambers 9|] and the exhaust outlet |03 of the motor during an equal number of degrees of rotation of the shaft 1U when the particular chambers are not subjected to pressure uid.

It will be apparent that the motor shown in Figs. 9 to 12 operates on the same principle and in the same general manner as the motor of Figs. 1 to 7, that is, pressure fluid is successively applied to the diaphragrns 88 in timed relation with the rotation of the shaft 1|] to operate the plunger members 68 and cause rotation of the shaft 10, the valve mechanism 91-98'-96 being operable by the shaft 10. The motor shown in Figs. 9 to 12, however, develops more power and is smoother in operation, having six cylinders 66 and consequently a greater number of power impulses for each rotation of the shaft 10.

It is a feature of the invention that the motor Amay be used in installations where it is desirable to have the motor act as a brake or as a positive means for preventing reversal of the driven members. In connection with the nonreversal feature, Iwhere it is desired to hold the shaft of the motor against reversal by a force greater than the effective power output or torque developed by the motor with the particular fluid supplied to it, the motor can be locked against reversal by preventing any reverse flow of the liquid in the inlet conduit. This can easily be accomplished by placing a check valve (not shown) in the pressure iluid supply line, for example.

It may also be pointed out that in some installations it may be desirable to lock the valve rod 20 integral with the shaft IS in the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to '1 to prevent accidental reversing of the motor, as might possibly take place where a force greater than the torque of the motor reversed the shaft of the motor independently of the valve rod 2|] thereby reversing the motor. With the construction shown in Fig. 2, the valve rod 20 is adjustable through 180 with relation to the shaft and is normally rotated by the screw 20' engaging the wall of the recess I9 in the shaft, there being no means shown for preventing the reversal of the shaft independently of the valve rod through 180. Since the force required for rotating the valve rod is relatively small, various types of means could be used for adjustably holding the valve rod in a given position with relation to the shaft.

Figs. 13 to 18, inclusive, illustrate a third and preferred design of reversible iiuid motor employing the principles of this invention. In these figures, the letter M generally identifies the motor, and in Fig. 13 the motor M is shown associated with a conventional gate valve V and a pilot valve P. The valve V is shown connected in a pipe line ||2 and includes a vertically slidable gate ||3 carried by a stem H having a gear ||5 arranged to effect raising and lowering of the gate ||3 in a conventional and well understood manner. A hand wheel ||6 is also associated with the stern ||4 to effect manual movement pr the teu sgs in'ally controlled .l l Rennwagen mere .particularly te ...Fies- 18 'iP fr'feelfebtsl"Miliiflee Hellsing 'generally u degenen 'by retratar@,meiudiagsee- ,tiene falend easing, ne? unenesing'fsenjon 12| fornied in the housiigrsection |42| to rmaintain the parts assembledAinlealproof,relation.

Each of the capmembers las@ te lage is Ldisnea vto provide pressure chambers M221 to M2@ at the outer side of said diaphragme. The capvrnem-v |43a tn IdSev havingpassage'waysf, Mila toy Mlle Y communicating with the pressure chambers |l|2a to ldZrespectively. H'rIfubes |65a 'to |/l5e .have one end m6 Ythereof projecting slightly into the c passageways |4421 to |448, and said end of each of these tubes is preferablysoldered or brazed to a fastening member le?, thefastening members in turnb'eingsecuredto the enlargements M3aA to |43e by countersunk screws |48, a gasket |49 Surrounding theY ends |46 of the tubes v l5a to|45e being interposed lbetween theconfronting faces of thefastening members |41 jand the enlargeopposite vends Ifi of the tubes Ittato MSE are connected with the base of a motor Vvalve which controls the distribution of uid to the pressure chambers |42 to `|42e,4 as will bepointed out in detail hereinafter.

The housing section |2| has a bossl |5| (Fig. projecting, inwardly, into the chamber |25 and a stepped bore |52 arranged axially of said boss and providing ashoulder |53; Thehousing section |22 yhas a similarninwar'dly projecting boss l5@ andastepped axialfbore |55 providing shoulders |56 and |5l'.V The Ymotor shaft previously referredto, ,extends through the bore |55 andwinto the bore |52 and has aninterrnediidee epaeity'uesued." Eeenof the bores,v |21a to `--'-"|2'|e"has"`a transverse" wall |28A extendingl across the"inrnd'thereofprovidedwith'a series of passagevvays'i` '|2'9', which' establish communica- 4 tion between the chamber |25 and the respective A Lffyll'rid e1'"bores.'""Each of thewalls |28 carries a ate eccentric portion |58 disposed between the bosses |5|Hand |54. fAballbearingnlSS Vis dis-f posed on the shaft below the eccentric portion |53 and is received in 4an enlargedpor'tion |69 of ,providing a'shoulder' |33. Generally cup-shaped "1` pistons ld?, i3d-K431i?, 34d and Ifle` are each L .centrally/apertured to receive the reduced por- -,tiorr |32 andltojseat against the vshoulder |33. j TheV reduced portion )|32 is preferably peenxed overjto Vperrnenently secure the pistons la to e |3556 DO h- S Each Q the pistons"V Iagto Hte includes a skirt v portion |35 I that hasasliding fltwith the inner surface 1o f vits associated- `cylinder bore. 'f' c The1 housing lsection |2| since it has five cylinboresc; 2,?? tof, 27|@ is triade .pentagonal in l n.asfbestlillustratediin Fig. ligsection 12| has five sides with inc cyiinder boresft'il'to 12?@ vhaving iwi there" luraiityef peus me and, diaphragme ab1 pe11ines 'el sides |36ji 'countersunk to liulargsurface i3? adjacent -I c ,ofthe cylinder bores |2l'a espectively, the inner side f ingfad'apted to Contact the Y,

the/bore |52 and is ,supported :by theV shoulder |53. A second ball bearing |61 `is mounted on the shaft vat theuppcrside of theeccehtric |58 and is 4received in anenlarg'ed portion |52 of thevbore |55and is engagent by the shoulder |56.

An annular spacer ring; |53 is disposed Aat the lower endY of the bore |52vand a suitable rubber, shaft sealingwmember 'ld is disposed between said, spacer and the ball `bearing |59 to'prevent leakage of lubricant from thechamber downwardly along the Ashaft l| Il. A'similar shaft seal age of lubricant upwardly'along the shaft It respective plungers |3|a to |3I5.

will be apparent from the foregoing, that the ball bearingsL land |5| provide an antilfri'ction mounting for the' shaft il? and are so arranged as to'absorbl all longitudinal thrust of the lshaft ||'i relative tothe housing |29.

A roller bearing |65 4surrounds the eccentric portion |58 of theshaft Ill and is received between the confronting faces of the bosses |5| and |54; as best sh'own in Fig. 20. VThe roller'bearing |66 includes an inner plane cylindrical race member lf and an cuter channel shaped race member If with'. rollers disposed between "sale race' members," A eylindncarthrust ring mi surrounds' itherouter'face |68'a`nd its outer' peprovdedfwithloil passageways which commuiiicate'with an; annular roil 'groove W2 and raeia1-ei1passagewaiys' |13k in the outer me@ las ildeiease themen tosupplylubricant to the's'pace between the races 'afer @meer tregyylieejrroes 2r to me obviously permit lubricant to enter said bores for lubricating the pistons |38a to |346.

A motor valve for controlling the supply and exhaust of operating fluid to the pressure chambers |42a to |42e of the motor M is generally identified by the numeral |15 (Figs. 20 and 2l). The motor valve |15 includes a valve body |16 and a fluid distribution base member |11. The valve body |16 is generally cylindrical and is provided at the upper end thereof with four radially projecting lugs |18, best shown in Fig. 14, and bolts |19 extend through said lugs and into threaded openings |88, Fig. 21, in the housing section |2| for detachably mounting the motor valve |15 upon said housing section. The upper face of the valve body |16 is provided with a central boss |8| for aligning the same with the bore |52. A gasket |82 form a seal between the valve body |16 and the housing section |2| The valve body |16 has ve radially projecting lugs |83 at its lower end which are aligned with similar lugs |84 projecting radially from the base member |11. Bolts |85 project through the lugs |84 and are threaded into the lugs |83 for securing the base member |11 to the valve body |18, a

gasket |86 providing a seal between said base and valve body.

The valve body |16 is hollow and forms a chamber |81, and a boss |88 (Fig. 14) projects angularly from said valve body and is provided with an opening |89 having one end of a pipe |99 threaded therein. A rotary valve |9I is disposed in the chamber |81 and includes a disk member |92, a cover |93 and a flexible diaphragm |94 between said body and cover, screws |95 holding the parts in assembled relation as shown.

The details of construction of the motor valve |15 are best illustrated in Figs. 2l to 28, inclusive. The motor valve disk |92 includes a lower cylindrical portion |96 having a face |91 at the'lower end thereof which engages a lapped seat |98 formed on the upper surface of the base member |11.` The opposite end of the motor valve disk |92 has a radially projecting flange |99 through which the screws |95 extend for securing the diaphragm |94 and cover |93 to the valve disk |92. It will be observed that the flange |99 is counterbored at 288 to provide a chamber 28| at the lower side of the diaphragm |94 adapted to receive a circular, stiff brass plate 282. The counterbored area 288 is provided with two recesses 288a for the reception of two light springs 283 which engage the lower side of the plate 282 and normally urge the same into contact with the lowerside of the diaphragm |94. The cover member |93 is recessed or centrally counterbored to provide a chamber 284 (similar to the chamber 28|) above the diaphragm |94. An

' opening 281|a extends through the cover |93 to establish free communication between the chamber 204 and the chamber |81.

The motor shaft ||1 is provided with an axial bore 285 for the reception of a pin or rod 286. The lower end of the rod 286 has a hexagonal element 281 tightly mounted thereon which is received in a hexagonal opening 288 formed in the rotary valve cover |93 for providing a non-rigid driving connection between the rod 206 and the rotary valve I9I. A circular plate 289, similar to the plate 282, is disposed in the chamber 284 between the diaphragm |94 and the adjacent face of the hexagonal member 288. A sealing member 286a is disposed in a recess 288b in the valve body |1'6 and surrounds the rod 286 to prevent the escape of fluid from the chamber I 81 into the bore |52 in the housing section |2|.

The upper end of the rod or stem 286 is milled or ground on the opposite sides thereof, as indicated at 2I8, Fig. 16, to provide a relatively flat, narrow extension 2| I. The rod 286 is axially adjustable relative to the motor shaft I I1 by means of a set screw 2 I2 threaded into the upper end of the bore 285, the inner end of said set screw being engaged with the end face of the narrow rod extension 2| Rotation of the set screw 2I2 will vary the adjustment of the end face of the hexagonal member 281 with respect to the plate 289 and diaphragm |94, for a purpose to be set forth later. A lock nut 2 I2EL locks the set screw 2 I2 in the desired position of adjustment. Angular or rotary adjustment of the rod 286 with respect to the motor shaft I|1 is effected by a pair of set screws 2|3 mounted in the ymotor shaft ||1 and located in a plane disposed to one side of the axis of said shaft, as best shown in Fig. 15. The inner ends of the set screws 2|3 engage the opposite sides of the extension 2II and not only serve to prevent relative rotation of the rod or stem 286 with respect to the motor shaft I |1, but serve the further purpose of varying the angular position cf the rotary valve |9I with respect to the motor shaft ||1 and the motor valve base |11, as desired. Such angular adjustment can be effected by backing out one set screw 2|3 and advancing the other. The object of this adjustment is to reposition the rotary valve |9| relative to its seat |98 so that the motor M can be set to cause the shaft ||1 to develop a greater driving torque in one direction than in the other, whereby to provide greater power for, say, unseating the gate I3 of the valve V than is provided for initiating movement of said gate toward seated position upon reversal of the direction of rotation of said motor. v

The porting of the motor valve disk I 92 is best illustrated in Figs. 25-28, inclusive. It will be noted from these figures that a circular port 2|5 extends axially inwardly from the face |91 and that an elongated arcuate port 2I6 extends inwardly from the same face, the two ports being merged by a recessed portion or chamber 2I1 which interconnects the same within the valve disk and extends downwardly from the counterbored portion 288. A second arcuate port 2| 8 also extends inwardly from the face |91 and is formed on the same radius and has the same arcuate length as the port 2 I6. The port 2I8 communicates with the chamber |81 in the valve body I 16 through openings 2 I9 formed in the side wall of the cylindrical portion |96. The adjacent rounded ends of the arcuate ports 2|6 and 2|8 are formed upon radii spaced 60 apart, as indicated in Fig. 26.

The porting of the base member I 11 is best illustrated in Figs. 21 and 22. It will be noted from these figures that a port 228, of the same diameter as the disk port 2 I5, is arranged in axial alignment with said disk port. The port 228 is enlarged and threaded at its outer end for connection with a conventional fitting 228a having one end of a conduit 22| connected thereto. The base member |11 is further provided with five ports, 2225, 222b, 2229, 2221, and 222e, arranged parallel with the port 228 and drilled on the same radius as that of the arcuate ports 2I6 and 2|8 of the rotary disk |92, thus assuring registration of the ports in said base and disk to effect the desired working cycle of the motor M. The ports `222a1to 222rcommunicate withtheinnerends of radially extending passageways 223eto2239, re,- spectively, whichin turnreceive'the ends |50 of the tubes |452 to |459, previously Vreferred to. The passageways 223a toY 223e are formed in'a pentagonalportion 224 of thebase member |11, thereby providing ve sides 225. Fasteningmem.- bers 2 2.9'are soldered or otherwise'connected` to the ends |59 of the: tubes lleto IAe and arernounted on thesides '225,-by countersunk screws 221, gaskets-228 being interposed between the faces .225 andthe adjacent faces of the fasteningmembers l226, thus providing a leakproof connection vbetween thetubes |1452 to |45e'and the :base meme ber |11.

The driving of themotor shaft |-|1 under the controllofthe rotary valve 19|- is effected by the successive registration of the ports `2|6 and 2| 8 with the ports 222e to 222e -of the base member |19 for successively admitting operatingrfluidv into the pressure chambers |42@ to M2e and exhausting operating uidiromsaidpressure chambers, inthe same mannervas that accomplished by the rotary .valves employed in the two pre.- viously described motors. However, the motor M shown in Figs. '13 to 28, inclusive, includescer.- tain :features of constructionnot embodied I in the Apreviously described 'forms of motors. One of these features resides inthe provision'ofV means rfor eiecting minute angular adjustment of the `rotary valve 5|9| with respect to the shaft H1, and consequently relative to the base member |11, to vary thef timing of the inletvand exhaust of operating fluidltothe pressurechambers ||l2.e to M2?. 'Such angular-.adjustment of the rotary `valve l 91| vcan beeifected to cause the motor M `to develop a greater `torque when 4driving the shaft ||`1 in onedirection than in the opposite direction. This obviously -follows from the fact that rotary adjustment of the valve |9| will cause .the .admission of-,operating fluid tothe pressurechambers `Ill-2Mo |l|2E to be cutoff-sooner 'or later, depending upon-.the directionrof adjustment. Thus, if the valve |9|1is.adjustedltoprovide-early fluid admission to effect rotationoithe di.

shaft vI |1 in one direction, greatdriving `.torque will-be developed; `whereas-when the motor iszreversed,ithe iluid vadmission Awill occurV correspondingly late sotthat arelatively low driving torque willibedeveloped for'drivingthe shaft I1 in the oppositedirection. The advantage of such arrangement isithat the motor M canibeadapted to provide unusually high torque for meeting heavy `starting load requirements, as when used for actuatingza large gate valve, considerablerforce then being requiredto unseat'the gate from its A.tightly closed positionespeciallyif itihas atendencyto stick; whereas, :comparatively little starting load 'is .required to initiate movement `oi the'samefgate pressures effective thereon-is, such that` the disk '14 |92 is always urged in a directiontoward its-seat |98, regardless ofV the direction in which operating 'fluid is passing through 4the motorvalve |15. As has been pointed out'in connection-with the description of the motors'shown in'Figs. .1f-12, the reversal of the direction of rotation of the motor can be effected by turning the rotary valve through an angle of V10"and such reversal can also be effected in the motorM showninlFigs. `13 to 28 by removing the set screw 222, retracting the set screws 2|3 and rotating` the rod or stem 205 through an angle of 180, and thereafter, of

course, readjusting `the set screws 2| 2 and .2|3.

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Such adjustment of the rotar-y valve |9| does not require a reversal of the direction :.oi theflow of iiuid through the motor valve |15. It is preferred, however, to leave the set screws 2| 2 and 2|3 in .their desired position of adjustment andto ef- 19| toleave its seat. On vthe contrary, the` construction of the rotary valve |9I'issuch that the -pressure of the -operating uid willalwaysbe-ef.- fective to maintain the disk |92 seated at all times regardless of the direction of flow of `liuid through said rotaryvalve. These valuable operating characteristics are attained by the particular design and arrangement of the vented cover |93, thef diaphragm |94, the ported disk |92, the circular plates or disks 292 and 209 on the opposite sides of the diaphragm, `and the co- Operation of the lower end ofthe rod 296 with the disk 299 to provide an abutment against which the operating uid can react .to urge the disk |92 toward itsV seat, under certain condi.- tions of operation, as willbe explained later.

In connection with the substantial balancing of the effective fluid pressures-on the rotary valve .|9l, the areas of the ports of thedisk |92, the

areas of the cover |93, counterbores 200 and 204, the circular plates 202 `and 209, etc., are very important, and for this reason, the principal dimensions of these elementsembodied ina highly kpresent in the chamber E91 vof-thL valve body-,119,

and assuming further that the rotary valvel|9l in the position indicated in Eig. 2Q, operating fluid under pressure will from thefchamber '91 throughthe openings 2i@ and the port EIB in the disk 92 and thence-into ports 222 and 222d (Fig. 22) in the base member` i'liythrough the tubes Y|955 and 50.59, and passages |29. and i599 to the pressure chambers ific'and 5929 (Fig.

1S) to exert pressure against thefdiapl'lragms:|29c

thence, into the port 220 of the base member and finally discharge through the conduit 22|.

Under the aforedescribed conditions of iiow, the pressure in the chamber |81 will be effective upon the cover |93 and upon the disk 209 (through the vent 200EL and the slight clearance between the hexagonal opening 208 in the cover |93 and the hexagonal member 201 at the lower end of the rod or stem 209) and the diaphragm |94 will be flexed downwardly, effecting seating of the disk 202 at the lower side of the diaphragm |94, against the bottom wall of the counterbore 200, as shown in Fig. 2l, the pressure readily overcoming the opposing force offered 'by the light springs 203 and the pressure of the exhaust fluid in the space 2|1. rThe result is that a preponderance of pressure is established to maintain the valve disk |92 on its seat |98.

Should the direction of now of operating fluid to the valve |15 of the motor M :be reversed to elTect reversal of the direction of rotation of the shaft |1, such fluid will then be supplied through the conduit 22| and exhausted through the pipe |90. Consequently, iiuid under pressure will be conducted through the port 220 in the base |11, and through the axial port 2 l5 in the valve disk |92 and will act upon the underside of the diaphragm |94 causing said diaphragm to be exed upwardly carrying the plate or disk 209 into engagement with the end face of the hexagonal member 201 carried by the rod 209. The rod 209 functions as an abutment element and upon engagement of the plate 209 therewith, further uppard flexing movement of the central portion of the diaphragm |94 is positively prevented, the rod 200 taking such thrust load as may be imposed thereon by the pressure tending to move the diaphragm upwardly in a direction away from the seat |98. Inasmuch as the plate 209 and the area of the diaphragm engaged therewith are thus effectively held against upward movement, expansion of the space below the diaphragm |94 is prevented and the reaction of the operating fluid is downward upon the horizontal surfaces of the rotary disk |92 exposed to such uid. The upper side of the plate 299 outwardly of the margins of the member 201 is subject to the pressure of the spent or exhaust operating uid in the chamber |81, but this is insuilicient to unseat the plate 209. The result again is that the disk |92 is maintained in engagement with its seat |98 Iby a preponderance of down pressure.

Thus, it will be seen that regardless of whether the pressure is higher in the chamber |01 of the valve body |10 than in the port 220 of the base member |11, or whether the pressure conditions are reversed, the rotary valve |9| will always be urged against its seat |98 with sufficient pressure to maintain a good seal. Without the reaction of the fluid between the diaphragm i94 and the adjacent bottom wall of the counterbore 200, the

rotary disk member |92 would tend to lift away from its seat |98 and the seal between the seat and disk would be broken. This reaction or eX- pansible effect of the diaphragm |94 serves, therefore, to substantially balance the valve disk |92 at all times and a seal is constantly maintained, without excessive pressure, betwee said disk and its seat |98.

While circular plates or disks have been shown on opposite sides of the diaphragm |94, it will be understood that the valve |0| will work satisfactorily without at least the lower plate 202. Also, while two springs 203 have been provided vto prevent inadvertent unseating of the disk |92 when no iuid pressure is present, the force of these springs is not relied upon to maintain the constant engagement of the disk member |92 with the seat |98. However, it is preferable to employ the springs 203, although the device would still be operative without the springs and, in the latter event, if the disk |92 did leave its seat in the total absence of fluid pressure, the diierential, pressure upon the restoration of fluid pressure, would be eiective upon the disk |92 to quickly cause positive seating of said disk.

It will be apparent from the more or less loose connection provided between the hexagonal element 201 and the correspondingly shaped openings 208 in the cover member |93 of the rotary valve, that the rod 206 does not absorb any of the down thrust on the rotary valve |9|. However, since the action of the expansion chamber 20| in the cover |93 can be balanced or adjusted in its operating efficiency by adjustment of the rod 206 relative to the diaphragm |94, the valve disk |92 can be arranged so that the effective differential pressure will not iorce said valve disk |92 against the base member |11 with a pressure appreciably greater than that needed to effect a seal.

The loose driving connection between the hexagonal member 200 and the cover member |93 also compensates for any vertical misalignment of the rod 206 with respect t0 the seat |98, and thus perfect sealing can be maintained at all times. It will also be apparent that any wear on either the face |91 of the disk |92 or on the seat |98 will be automatically compensated for through the seating action of the rotary valve under the pressure of the operating iiuid. However, it will be understood that a nlm of grease is normally maintained between the face 91 and the seat |98 for assuring adequate lubrication thereof to avoid wear.

The pilot valve P shown in Fig. 13 for controlling the motor M is illustrated in complete detail in Figs. 29 to 38, inclusive. The pilot valve P includes a valve body 230 which is generally cylindrical and has a plurality of radially extending lugs 23| at the lower end thereof. The valve body 230 contains a chamber 232 and is provided with an inlet opening 233 into which one end of a supply pipe 234 is threaded. The opposite end of the pipe 234 may be connected to any suitable source of operating iluid under pressure, or it may be connected by a pipe 234a (indicated in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 13) with the pipe l2 to take operating uid from the line in which the valve V is connected. The lower end of the chamber 232 is closed by a base member 235 which is provided with lugs 230 that register with the lugs 23|. Bolts 231 extend through the lugs 236 and are threaded into the lugs 23| for securing the base member 235 to the valve body 230, a gasket 238 being interposed between the body and base to provide a leakproof seal.

The valve body 230 includes a cylindrical upward extension 230 which is recessed as indicated at 239. A transverse wall 240 is disposed between the chamber 232 vand the recess 239. The wall 240 has an aperture 24| through which a stem -or drive rod 242 extends. The lower end of the stem 242 has a hexagonal member 243, non-rotatably mounted thereon. The stem 242 has an enlargement 244 intermediate the ends thereof which is received in a recess 245 formed in the upper side of the wall 240. A recessed boss 249 extends downwardly from the wall 240 and has a conventional rubber packing 241 mounted therein for preventing leakage of -V-fluid along the stem 242.

'The stem 242 also includes an enlarged `por-tion 248 adjacent the Aenlargement 244 which projects into a ball thrust 'bearing 249. A washer 25|] rests upon the upper race oi the ball bearing 249. A second washer A25| rests upon the washer 258, and the ball bearing 249 and the washers 250 and 25| are maintained in assembled relation with the stem 242 by nuts 252 mounted upon a threaded portion `253 of said stem. Thus, the ball bearing 249 is disposed on the stem 242 between the enlargement 2li/l andthe washer 258.

The marginal portion of the washer 5259 is 'engaged by the lower Aend of a gland '254 and shi'rns 255 are disposed between the 'bottoni wall of the recess 239 and the lower race of the ball bearing 249 for mountinghthe stem 24'2 in the desired position of Verticaladjustment `with respect to the rotary element 265 ci lthe 'pilot 'valve jP, for reasons which will be set 4forth later. A closure plate 256 overlies an outwardly extending flange 251 on the gland 254 "and screws 258 extend through the plate 256 and flange 251'to'retain the assembly of the shaft A242 and ball bearing 249 in the valve body 232. The upper end of the` stem 242 projects through an opening 259 in the plate 256 and a manually operable control knob 268 is secured to the upper end of 'said stem.

The closure plate`256 has two stop `pins 26| and l262 mountedv thereon to limit the movement of the knob 260 in opposite directions. The 'plate 258 is inscribed Vwiththe word Neutral to indicate the neutral Vposition of the 'control knob 268 andthe word Open appears adjacent the pin 26| to indicate the direction in whichthe control knob 260 'must b'e turned from its neutral position 'to effect operation of the motor M to open the valve V, and the word Closed appears adjacent the stop pin 262 to indicate the direction in which the knob 260 must be Yturned to eliect a reverse flow of fluid from the pilot valve Pto the motor M to eect closing of the valve V, all as will appear more clearly hereinafter.

The rotary valve element 265, previously mentioned, is disposed within Vthe pressure chamber 232 and includes 'adisk 266, a'diaphragm -261 and a cover 268, vall secured together by screws 269. The details of construction of the vrotary Valve 265 are best illustrated in Figs. 34 to 38, inclusive. Thus, the cover member 268 is shown Vin Fig- 31 and Fig. 32 and includes a central hexagonal opening 210 adapted to receive the hexagonal 'element 243 mounted upon the lower end of the shaft 242. vThe cover 268 is provided with a counterbore vv21| andv with a vent opening 212 communicating at its lower end with said counterbore.

The porting lof the pilot disk 266 is illustrated in detail in Figs. 35 to 38. As is here shown, the pilot disk 266 includes a lower cylindrical portion 215 provided with an axial Vport 216 extending inwardly from the lower face 211 thereof and with a counterbore 218 in its upper face, an `enlarged portion 219 of the port 216 establishing communication with the counterbore 218. A radially extending passage 288 extends outwardly from the portion 219 and merges into a port 28| extending upwardly from the face 211 of the pilot disk 215. The port 216-'219, passage 280 and port 28| cooperate to form an exhaust passageway through the Valve disk 215.

The pilot disk 266 also has two pressure ports 282 and 283 extending upwardly from the face 211, and these portsk communicate with radial passages 1284 and 285, respectively, extending inwardly from the 4periphery of the Vcylindrical Aportion 215. The radial ports 284 and 285 extend upon radii disposed '12 to either side ofa radial line passing through the exhaust port 216-219- 28d-28|, as indicated in Fig. 35. The lports 28|, 282 and 283 are all located the same distance from the axis of the port216, as will be apparent from Fig. 3x7. h

A circular lbrass `,plate or disk 286 is disposed in the counterbored `portion 21| of the cover 268 between the diaphragm 261 and the lower face of the hexagonal member 243, anda similar plate or '291 is disposed in the counterbore 218 at Athe `lower side of said diaphragm. ySpr-ings 288 are received in -holes 289 in the pilot disk 266 and engage the underside of the plate 281 to urge the same upwardly toward the diaphragm`r261.

The lower face 211 of the pilot disk 266 is adapted to engage a lapped seat 295 formed upon the base member 235. The base member `235 is provided with an axial port 296 whichis in constant registration with the axial port 216 of the pilot disk 2486. The port 296 is enlarged and.- threaded at its lower end for the reception of one end of a drain .pipe u29'1. The -base member 235 is further .provided with `ports A282L and 283i", which are spaced upon radii V572 apart, as indicated in Fig. 33. The ports 282'a and 283a are also 'drilled upon Vthe same 'radius as the ports' 28|, 282 and 283 of the pilot disk T26'6 in o'idi to insure proper registration therewith. 'The port 282EL 'communicates with a radially extenti-V ing passage 2821 which is "enlarged 'a'nd 'threaded at its Aouter end for the reception of a conventional iittin'g 298 having one end of a conduit 299 connected therewith. The opposite end of the conduit 29e is connected with the pipe Ish (see Fig. 13) communicating with the chamber |81 of the motor valve "l1-5. The port 283e 'corri` munieates with a radial `passage f2-seb, which is enlarged and threaded at its outer -end Affoi' vthe ree'ption of a conventional t-ting 369 having one end f the conduit 212| connected therewith:

l it will be apparent trom 32, that when the:

control knob 268 is inthe neutral lpo'sitioiii.Y 'all communication between the pressurechamber 2132 and the .ports 282a and 283 in the 'base member 235 will be blocked "so that ino Afiow of operating iluid will occur lin either :direction *through the conduits 299 land 22|. This means, `of course, that the :motor M will be locked Yagainst rota'- tion in either direction fand will hold 'the .gate l i3 in whatever position it occupied Yat the time that the control knob was Imoved to neutral position. Rotation of the control knob K26|) to the closed position where it engages the pin 262 to effect closing of the valve, will position the pressure port 233 in registration with -the port 283e,- -in the base 295 and operating il-uid under pressure will be delivered ythrough the conduit 22| to -the valve motor |15 to effect rotation of the motor Vshaft |I1 `in one direction. Simultaneously, the exhaust port 281| will register 'with lthe port 2812a 4and -spent operating fl-uid Vwill be returned.from the -rnotor v alve |15 through the 

